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Old 20-04-2022, 10:07   #1463
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Re: Russia has invaded Ukraine

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Originally Posted by 1andrew1 View Post
Continuing the good-news-on-weapons theme. More operational Ukranian aircraft than there were two weeks ago. How large the "parts" that Ukraine received, remain to be seen.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world...s-weapons-war/


https://twitter.com/KpsZSU/status/1516686129642233859
It all depends on whether you need a replacement canopy to attach to a MiG, or a replacement MiG to attach to your spare canopy…

I was reading last night that weapons supply to Ukraine is still way short of the level of assistance the USSR rendered to North Vietnam. Apparently, sometimes training the Vietnamese how to fire missiles at American aircraft involved Soviet personnel actually firing the missiles.
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